Bridgetown vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bridgetown	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3655	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$565	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1353	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1472	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	66
😀 Quality of life	64	53
🏙️ Population	110K	2.53M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 49% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4035th and 6005th ($1353 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Barbados and Colombia, respectively. Check Barbados vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 4410th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Medellin

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	Bridgetown	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1756	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1062	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3501	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.79	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6541	$5682

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618